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Titans news and analysis from Tennessean.comSun, 16 Mar 2014 15:26:22 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6Beware of Dolphins pass rushhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2009/12/16/young-or-collins-beware-of-miami-pass-rush/
http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2009/12/16/young-or-collins-beware-of-miami-pass-rush/#commentsWed, 16 Dec 2009 07:20:45 +0000GARY ESTWICK, The Tennesseanhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/?p=4053Miami has recorded a sack in all but one game this season (22-21 win over New England on Dec. 6). The Dolphins posted three sacks during last Sunday’s 14-10 win at Jacksonville. Twice this season, the defense collected six sacks against Buffalo, tying season highs.

It’s all bad news for the Titans offense, in need of a win Sunday at LP Field to stay alive in the AFC playoff hunt. Starting today, quarterback Vince Young enters the work week after leaving last Sunday’s rout of St. Louis with an injured hamstring. Meanwhile, backup Kerry Collins is not mobile enough to shake off Joey Porter, Jason Taylor and former Titan Randy Starks – a trio responsible for a total of 20 sacks in 2009.

Whether Young or Collins start Sunday, the Titans really need to protect their quarterback against the Miami defense, which ranks third in the NFL in sacks with 38. Four Dolphins have logged at least two sacks in a game this season (Porter, Taylor, Cameron Wake and Charlie Anderson). A few more Sack Facts:

Since 2000, Taylor leads NFL with 38 sacks in December. He needs a half-sack to surpass Derrick Thomas for 11th on the NFL’s all-time sacks list. And Porter has 5 1/2 sacks in past four games.

The Titans have allowed 12 sacks this season, second only to Indianapolis (10).